The Detroit Red Wings are in a fantastic position.
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Heading into the 2025 NHL Trade Deadline, they are one of the teams with the most cap space. According to PuckPedia, they have $11.627 million in current cap space.
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After looking at Bowen Byram as a potential addition to the backend, we shift our focus back to the forwards as we look at a different Buffalo Sabres player: center Dylan Cozens.
Trade Board Ranking: 6 (The Athletic), 7 (Daily Faceoff), 3 (The Fourth Period)
Contract: $7.1 million (Expires in 2030, Modified No-Move Clause kicks in next season)
Position: Center
Age: 24 years old
Shoots: Right
Height: 6-foot-3
Weight: 207 lbs
Stat Line: 57 GP, 11 G, 19 A, 30 PTS, 17:15 TOI, 50.6 FO%
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The Eastern Conference is leaving the Sabres in the dust. Right now it’s clear that the team is a seller for this season’s trade deadline. The big question is who will be traded and what kind of return will they receive for them.
After Thursday night’s loss to the Carolina Hurricanes, the now have 53 points in 57 games. That puts them at 13 points behind the Columbus Blue Jackets for the final Wild Card position.
Cozens has been the most discussed trade target out of Buffalo this year. He has been connected to six other teams including the Red Wings, which is one thing Red Wings fans will need to keep an eye on.
Cozens is a big, skilled, speedy center who isn’t afraid to drop the gloves (see the above Tweet). In 2022-23, he had a breakout season, scoring 31 goals and notching 68 points in 81 games. This year, he is on pace for 43 points.
While it’s been a down year for the center in points, he’s amped up his physical play. Cozens has thrown 55 and 108 hits, respectively, over the last two seasons. He’s up to 131 hits this year, with 25 games left in the team’s schedule.
At first glance, Cozens appears to be a match made in heaven for the Red Wings.
With the Sabres, he hasn’t been on a consistent line all season. However, he’s spent the most ice time with JJ Peterka and Jack Quinn as his linemates. Cozen’s has spent 13.7 percent of his ice time this year with that line combination.
At even strength, he’s had the most production alongside Alex Tuch, Zach Benson, Peterka, and Quinn. He can play with a variety of players.
Cozens could easily be the Red Wings’ second-line center, something they have desperately needed since the start of the year. That need is more glaring with the hole the Andrew Copp injury leaves in the lineup.
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